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1) Dracula
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
Having deduced the double identity of Count Dracula, a wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
3) The idiot
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 56
Language
English
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A Russian prince returns to Saint Petersburg after a long absence in Switzerland, where he was undergoing treatment for epilepsy. On the train he meets and befriends a man of low origins. This man becomes the dark counterpart of the inherently good prince; the two can also be seen as Christ- and devil-like figures. Dostoevsky wished to portray an unspoiled man, whose goodness is plunged into the chaos of Saint Petersberg society and a passionate
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Modern library of the world's best books volume 271
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[c1936]
Language
English
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Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game that were her near neighbors--lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes--and...
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English
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The story and characters in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame have resonated with succeeding generations since its publication in 1831. It has tempted filmmakers, and most recently animators, who have exploited its dramatic content to good effect but have inevitably lost some of the grays that make the original text so compelling.
From Victor Hugo's flamboyant imagination came Quasimodo, the grotesque bell ringer;...
From Victor Hugo's flamboyant imagination came Quasimodo, the grotesque bell ringer;...
12) Cakes and ale
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Series
Modern library of the world's best books volume 270
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[1950]
Language
English
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Series
Language
English
Description
Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of Crime and Punishment has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth. • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME
With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation...
With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation...
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English
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The final, unfinished novel of Charles Dickens that is in many ways his most intriguing—a gripping, haunting masterpiece that foreshadows the detective stories of Conan Doyle and the nightmarish novels of Kafka.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a highly atmospheric tale of murder. Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict....
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a highly atmospheric tale of murder. Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict....
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English
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An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," in which Jack Worthing creates a fictitious brother Ernest who lives in London to escape his dull country routine, but finds the lie backfiring when he falls in love. Includes activities and information about the author.
20) Selected poetry
Author
Series
Modern library of the world's best books volume 160
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[1959]
Language
English
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